Last year, Baltimore receiver Jacoby Jones, who had been waived by the Texans, returned a kickoff for a touchdown that helped the Ravens win the Super Bowl. Denver receiver Trindon Holliday, who returns kickoffs, would like to do the same. Like Jones, he was waived by the Texans. “You always have a chip on your […]
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Known for his post-sack salute, Texans defensive end J.J. Watt added a new celebration to his repertoire during Sunday’s unconferenced Pro Bowl in Hawaii. After sacking Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith in the third quarter, Watt went surfing at Aloha Stadium. Hit 'em with the Surfboard — JJ Watt (@JJWatt) January 27, 2014
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Associated Press HONOLULU — Jerry Rice has fresh bragging rights on Deion Sanders nearly a decade after both players retired from the NFL. Dallas running back DeMarco Murray caught a 20-yard touchdown pass with 41 seconds left and Carolina running back Mike Tolbert plunged into the end zone for a 2-point conversion to give Rice […]
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By Oskar Garcia, Associated Press KAPOLEI, Hawaii — NFL great Deion Sanders took quarterback Andrew Luck and Cam Newton with his first skill position picks in the Pro Bowl draft Wednesday, moving for passers early before focusing on defense in building a team for one win. Jerry Rice took New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham […]
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A third Texans player will attend the Pro Bowl. Duane Brown was added to the roster to replace Eagles tackle Jason Peters. Brown was originally selected as an alternate. The other two Texans’ Pro Bowlers were receiver Andre Johnson and defensive end J.J. Watt.
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One current Texans player and three former members of the team are the leading Pro Bowl vote-getters at their positions. Defensive end J.J. Watt, who was voted NFL Defensive Player of the Year last season, leads all defensive linemen with 329,766 votes. No other current Texans player is leading his position. Watt’s total leads Buffalo […]
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Poor Matt Schaub. (Well, by poor, I certainly don’t mean to imply that money is an issue in his life. I stay out of guys’ pockets as much as possible, but he did make at least $22 million this season, which is about 2 ½ times the money Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick, the two
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AIEA, Hawaii – Colts quarterback and Houston native Andrew Luck got the call too late to arrange a family trip out to Hawaii. He joined the AFC’s Pro Bowl roster after Patriots quarterback Tom Brady pulled out due to injury. “I brought one of our backup quarterbacks, who was free,” Luck said. “And then I […]
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HONOLULU — J.J. Watt’s left pinkie was a bloody mess in the first quarter of Sunday’s Pro Bowl. Some Texans fans may have panicked, but Watt didn’t leave the game. He played nearly all of the first half, and the image of him running around blood-stained helped reinforce the idea that players really were trying […]
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The fun thing about All Star games is watching players from different teams playing on the same team. In Peyton Manning’s case, it was fun to see him reconnect with some old teammates. The Broncos quarterback threw his first pass of the day to Colts receiver Reggie Wayne, a man with whom he had a […]
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The Pro Bowl has been criticized for a lack of intensity in the past. No more. Because J.J. Watt is here. In the first few minutes of the game, the Texans defensive star already had blood pouring from his hand. He didn’t know how it happened, but he had a message for NFL commissioner Roger […]
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